Exclusive: Go Behind-the-Scenes with the Costumes from 'My Fair Lady'

Watch legendary costume designer Cecil Beaton talk about his designs.

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By Hannah Beery

Oct 30, 2015

In honor of My Fair Lady's 50th anniversary, Paramount has re-released the iconic musical on Blu-ray and DVD. The set includes 90 minutes of bonus features, including the below clip, which shows legendary costume and set designer Sir Cecil Beaton taking viewers behind the scenes with his over-the-top costumes for the film.

The video below was originally a part of promotional materials for the film, which tells the tale of an elitist linguistic professor (Rex Harrison) who turns sassy, quick-witted Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) into a "presentable" woman by terms of London's high society.Beaton won the Academy Award for Best Costumes for the 1964 movie. Watch Beaton walk through the extravagant hats he created below: